Silk painting part 1

For the first session we concentrated on learning how to stretch the silk on the frame, then applied the dyes. We used Javana heat set purchased from Great Art ( excellent range, prices good and cannot fault the customer service.)

Few pictures of the results.

Looking forward to next Saturday.

Saturday 'Stay & Play' art and craft sessions at ECHO

Venue: ECHO worshop, 40 West Street, Leominster


Dates:     23rd April "Hurrah for St George" theme
              14th May, 25th June, 23rd July


Time:  10 am - 12 noon.
Come for 2 hours or drop-in to suit you.

Cost : £3.00 per person, buys studio time and use of materials.


Refreshments available. Pay and display parking close by.


Designed to provide the opportunity for families to come and get creative together. Staff on hand to advise, the rest is up to you!
No unaccompanied children under 11.


For more details; email me, call the office 01568 620 307 or stop by the shop.

Fabric and flowers

Trying out some more fabric flowers. These are quite small and ideal to go on bobby pins. 

A day to play

Yesterday was the last session of the PTLLS training course, now 2 assignments to get in before the end of March but with some leave from the day job at Echo it was time for a play.
This is a neat idea for making bangles from the plastic binding that comes on packaging sometimes. I made the woolly bases a while ago and today added some beads.

These bangles will feature in a jewellery making workshop at Queenswood Country Park on 16th July. 
Details to follow on the Facebook page soon.

Afterschool Club

Back at The Studio today with brand new furniture and a group of Y4 for an afterschool session.

Art journals started and peg dollies made.

Ludlow Part 2

Back at the Studio today, this time with Y5. Today we made more fish, a mermaid and some brilliant sea urchins to finish the 'Welcome' display.
More pictures on the Facebook page.
Please email if you would like details about this workshop.
makeandtakeaway@googlemail.com

Ludlow Junior School

Another workshop as part of the Short Breaks programme at Ludlow Junior School in their brand new detached room they have called 'The Studio', we were the first ones to use the space.  It's a great area to work in and we were able to spread out to start making a collage on the theme 'Under the sea' using scrap materials from Scrappies.


Will be back for part 2 tomorrow when I have to work out how to display the finished art work. Not easy when they have built a special creative area and decided that 2 small notice boards will be sufficient display space. I've filled that already!!

Thanks to WiRE & Business Link I was able to attend one of the Opening Doors workshops last year.

Now I have a years free membership to enjoy. Just wondering if attending on of their summer shows will be a good thing to do?

More details here.

Join in the fun!